Switch



(No Model.)

H. S. WEBSTER.

SWITCH.

No. 555,352. Patented Feb. 25, 1896.

ANDREW ABRAHAM PHOTQ UTHG WASHINGTUN. D C

NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY S. VElSTER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SWITCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 555,352, dated February25, 1896.

Application tiled May 8, 1895. Serial No. 548,513. (No model.)

To all whom it' may concern.:

Be it known that I, HARRY S. WEBSTER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Switches, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following speciiication andaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to switches; and it consists of a novelconstruction of actuating mechanism therefor which is adapted to betripped from a car, the movement of suitable devices on the lattertending` to open or close the switch without necessitating' the stoppingof the car.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will behereinafter set forth.

Figure l represents a plan view of a switch and its adjuncts embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 represents an end elevation of the same, showingalso a portion of a car and devices thereon for actuating said switch.Fig. 3 represents a side elevation of Fig. i.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalgures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a switch, which is pivoted at asuitable point D between the junction of the main tracks B and thesiding C.

E designates a block, which slides insuitable ways F, which aresupported in any suitable manner, said block having a'pin G co1nmon toit and to said switch A.

II designates a rod having one end attached to said block E, while theother end is attached to the arm L of the plate J, the latter beingpivotally mounted and having also attached thereto other arms, K and M,which extend at an angle thereto.

N designates a rod leading from said arm K to the end of the lever P,the latter being pivotally mounted at the point Q and having attachedthereto the rod R, which has its other end pivotally connected to thebar S, whose extremity T extends above the tracks in the presentinstance, as will be understood from Fig. 3.

U designates a rod, which has one end connected to the arm M, while itsother end is connected to the bar V, whose other end, W', also extendsabove the tracks, said bars S and V being pivotally mounted on anysuitable supports.

A' designates the body of a car, the same having passing therethroughthe upright rod or stein B', which has a cavityV in its lower end whichengages a pin on the arm C' of the elbow-lever D', which is suitablysupported, the other arm, E', of said elbow-lever having pivoted theretoan end of the link F', the other end of said link being pivotallyattached at G' to the lever H', said lever being pivoted at the point J'to a suitable support and having pivotally attached to its other end anarm K', whose end L' is adapted to contact with either the ends T or lVof the bars S or V, as will be understood from Fig. 3, said arm K'having its end M' in contact with the spring N', which is coiled aroundthe pin J' and has its otherend, P', engaging' a suitable point of saidlever H'.

R' designates a suitable spring', which has one end attached to theunder side of the carbody A', while its other end is connected with oneof the arms of the bell-crank D', as will be understood from Fig. 2.

The operation is as follows: Assuming the parts to be in the positionshown in Figs. l and 3, if the car is moving in the direction indicatedby the arrow in Fig. 3, the arm or tripping device K' will contact withthe head T, and will ride over the same, and if it is desired to run thecar upon the siding C, the end L' is caused to contact with the end W ofthe bar V, as seen in Fig. 3,'thereby moving the rods U and Hin thedirection of their respective arrows, thus imparting motion to theswitch A, so that the same will assume the position seen dotted in Fig.1, which will cause the car to be positively switched upon the siding C.The next car coming along in the same direction, if it desires toproceed straight along the main track B will allow the end L' of thetripping device to contact with the end T of the bar S, which it will beunderstood is moved to the left of the position seen in Fig. 3, when theswitch is in the position seen dotted in Fig. l, thereby moving theswitch A into the position seen in full lines in Fig. l, after which thecar can proceed upon said main track B, as is evident, and if saidsecond car should desire to run on the siding C IOO it will only benecessary to move the switch A into the positionseen in dotted lines,Fig. l, as has already been described with reference to the firstcar-viz. by causing the end NV of the bar V to be moved to the rightfrom Vthe position seen in Fig. 3.

In the preferred embodiment of my Yinvention the operative parts of thesame are supported Within a suitable box Z, which is embedded betweenthe tracks, a little to one side of the center of the same, it beingespecially noted that the ends T and lV of the bars S and V,respectively, are located atone side of the center of the track, makingmyV invention readily applicable to cable or other underground systems,which have a slot in the center of the track, as is evident.

Having thus described my invention, What l claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. The pivoted switch A, the block E connected With said-switch andguided .in Ways, 1 the pivoted plate J connected with said block, i therod N pivotally connected With an arm on said plate, the lever P pivotedat -oneendy and connected at its other end to said rod, a the bar Shaving its upper end adapted to extend above a track, and the rod Rpivotallyl connected With said lever, P, and bar S, said parts beingcombined substantially as .described.

2. A pivoted switch, a block pivotally connected with said switch, aplate having ani arm pivotally connected to a rod on said block, a rodpivotally connected with a second arm on said plate and connected With alever pivoted at one of its ends, the pivoted bar S connected to saidlever, the pivoted bar V and the rod U connecting said bar V with an armon said plate opposite said second arm, said bars S and V being adaptedto be in the path of an operating device on a car, said parts beingcombined substantially as described.

3. The plate J having the arms K, L, and M, a connection from said arm Lto the head E, Ways in which said head E is guided, a switch A pivotedto said head and to a suitable iixed point, Vthe rod N leading from saidarm K to the free end of the lever P, the latter being pivoted to afixed point, a connection R leading from said lever to a bar S snitablysupported, and a connection U leading from said arm M to the bar V, thelatter having one end Wextended abovethe track, sub- .one end of Vsaidlink, the arm K pivoted to said lever H and the spring N secured to thepivotal pin J of said lever l-l and having an end bearing against oneend of said arm K',

said parts being combined substantially as described.

HARRY S. WEBSTER. lVitnesses vJOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, E. H. 'FAiRBANKs

